# Create Data Coin and Agent with Lighthouse I Aakash Taneja

- Channel: [ETHGlobal](https://streameth.org/ethglobal)
- Date: 2025-11-09
- Duration: 07:19
- Topics: Lighthouse, Filecoin, decentralized storage, encryption, access control, IPFS, Aakash Taneja, MetaMask, API key, SDK, data monetization, Data Coin, 1membb.io, POP Rewards, Proof of Purchase, Reclaim, private data, Web3 hackathon, tokenized data, encrypted upload, DeFi data economy, on-chain access, reward tokens, Lighthouse SDK
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt--TSUU88Nbsc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TSUU88Nbsc

## Description

Aakash Taneja from Lighthouse demonstrates how to create a complete data-to-token pipeline using Lighthouse and 1membb.io. He explains how Lighthouse enables permanent, decentralized storage on Filecoin with built-in encryption and on-chain access control, so developers can keep data private while still allowing programmable access from their apps.

The walkthrough covers logging in via MetaMask, uploading both public and encrypted files, and using API keys with the JavaScript and Python SDKs to interact with Lighthouse programmatically. Aakash then introduces Data Coins — tokens that represent access rights to valuable private datasets — and shows how to create one using 1membb.io, complete with metadata, images, vesting, and locked asset conditions.

He finishes by showcasing a sample app: POP Rewards (Proof of Purchase), which verifies Amazon order history via Reclaim, uploads encrypted proofs to Lighthouse, and mints reward tokens (POP) for users. This flow demonstrates how developers can let users earn tokens from verified private data—a powerful hackathon-ready concept for Web3 data monetization.

00:10 Introduction to Lighthouse & session overview
00:28 What is Lighthouse (Filecoin-based storage with encryption & access control)
00:53 Uploading public and encrypted files
01:18 Logging in via MetaMask and uploading example image
01:41 Encrypted file upload flow and decryption rights
02:05 Creating API keys for SDK integration
02:32 Using the SDK: upload, uploadText, uploadEncrypted
03:09 Encryption features: share file, revoke, set token conditions
03:30 Introducing Data Coins — tokenized access to data
03:48 Creating a Data Coin on 1membb.io (POP Rewards example)
04:27 Configuring metadata, chain, vesting, and locked assets
05:17 Using programmatic scripts to create Data Coins
05:34 Rider bounty challenge: build projects rewarding private data
06:01 Demo app: POP Rewards (Proof of Purchase for Amazon orders)
06:22 Verifying proofs with Reclaim and uploading to Lighthouse
06:47 Minting POP tokens for verified users
07:10 Final summary — monetizing private data with Lighthouse

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